{"id":1711,"date":"2016-11-10T15:49:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T20:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/?p=1711"},"modified":"2016-11-10T15:49:54","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T20:49:54","slug":"not-too-late-ndam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/?p=1711","title":{"rendered":"Not Too Late #NDAM"},"content":{"rendered":"

I posted this on my personal social media earlier today but I realized being so focused on other issues, I have not embraced National Diabetes Awareness Month and it is time:<\/p>\n

A year ago, someone I admired and respected personally and professionally, handed me the biggest insult of my adult life, and it was tied to the fact that I have T1D, an autoimmune disease. I gritted my teeth and a few weeks later rode 104 miles in the Tucson desert to help cure T1D. I heard from that person yesterday. I still respect and admire them but far less than I did years ago. Then last night, I saw this photo of myself. My face says it all, I could not have been prouder or more excited to speak at the NIH this summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"jdrf-ndam\"<\/p>\n

And it got me thinking, if at 6 years old, my body had the superhuman strength to annihilate its own beta cells, can you even begin to imagine what I’m capable of now? Happy feisty wishes to you all for National Diabetes Awareness Month. #NDAM<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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